Show our fo rests A new idea is that of holding a national convention for the consideration of means for tho ot our forests tho proposition is to invite tho general government alio slates scientific anil agricultural societies and other associations interested in saving our limber from wanton destruction to send delegates to cincinnati to discuss tho whole subject of forestry his unquestionably questionably in a subject of importance our forests arc now out at a rapid rate and in tho most prodigal way many thousand acres of woodland arc annually burned over mostly by accidental liras but often intentionally ally to make clearings railroad ties consume every year a vast amount of growing limber an enormous quantity too and some of it of the most valuable species is needlessly used up for firewood in nil parta of alio country the waste goes on the loss of lie timber is only one of the evil consequences of aliis wanton destruction st again t which we have 0 o often cried out the proportion of woodlands in many legions is too mall for the proper protection of agriculture alic lessening of the forests is having an injurious on alic climate anil it interferes ter feres willi hie firmer in many ways once lie trees uro felled too we may have to vait for a generation before a new growth of equal sic will take their place very likely that new growth will be of lucli inferior limber and where forest fires auvo occurred alio soil as kiy bo seen in many regions will support only the poorest and meanest scrub oak and underbrush the great enemy of alio growing limber is fire forest birus both cicro and in canada grow moro numerous as railroads increase but tho prodigality of farmers also needs a decided check we doubt if the cincinnati convention can deviso a remedy for great evils practical arc not likely to be started in such a gathering wo rather expect from it a vast amount of talk anil theorizing but its mere assembling will do good wo liopo it will lix tho attention of alio people on ft subject in which alicy ought to laivo tin greatest interest but about which they do not think much how to prevent forest fires will bo alic most question before tin cincinnati convention iv 1 sun |